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Chuckle Sandwich is a comedy podcast hosted by Ted Nivison & Schlatt. New episodes every week! For advertising opportunities please email [email protected]    We want to make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4   Privacy Policy: https://www.stu...

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The Outsiders

S. E. Hinton

Mentioned 1 year ago

The Pokimane Episode

They said they had read the book but could not recall much of its content.

You read that book? The Outsiders? Of course. Do I remember much of it? No. You know, we didn't really get through that point. Like, I really don't remember much of my childhood.

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Die With Zero

Bill Perkins

Mentioned 1 year ago

The Chuckle Sandwich Holiday Special (2024)

Schlatt recalled that he had been suggested the book Die With Zero, read it, and then considered the idea of dying with zero.

You suggested to me a book called Die With Zero about how you should die with zero.

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The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings Boxed Set Hardcover Illustrated edition 2020 June 25 cover

The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings Boxed Set Hardcover Illustrated edition 2020 June 25

J.R.R. Tolkien

Mentioned 1 year ago

We Tested How Fancy We Are

The hosts jokingly imagined dressing up as elves with pointy ears and referenced a "Lord of the Rings" cosplay, noting the fantasy theme of MiddleEarth as part of their banter.

pointy ears

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To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

Mentioned 1 year ago

Are We Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

The podcast hosts discussed this 1960 novel, focusing on its themes of social and racial inequality. One host admitted they did not know the author and struggled to recall the details.

To kill a mockingbird.

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Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation)

Laura Hillenbrand

Mentioned 2 years ago

Preparing For Our Retirement

It was a good book. It was about the guys that were in the B-bomb B-something bombers and they got lost at sea for 47 days.

It was a good book. I think we read it in school, Tucker, didn't we?

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A Brief History of Time

Stephen Hawking

Mentioned 2 years ago

Answering Our Fans Deepest Conspiracies

The speaker had two copies of the book but thought it was a gift for a child as it was on the topic of history.

Funny story. My dad got me two of these books for Christmas. I open them up. My my nine year old sister sitting across from me. I was like, are these for her or something?

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Shōgun

James Clavell

Mentioned 2 years ago

Huge Dairy Queen Drama

The speaker mentioned watching the show Shogun, but didn't say anything specific about the book it is based on.

I've been watching Shogun.

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket Book 1)

Roald Dahl

Mentioned 2 years ago

The Willy Wonka AI Disaster

It was mentioned that the original 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' book is a Roald Dahl book.

I don't know if that's a isn't Willy-wanka a role doll book. Yeah, willy-wanka. I think that's a role doll

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Guinness World Records 2024

Guinness World Records

Mentioned 2 years ago

Our Fans Sent us Their Hottest Takes...Bad Idea

It was mentioned as a specific book that was from 2006.

Reading that 2006, they were a year ahead, the Guinness Book of World Records for 2006.

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Warriors

Erin Hunter

Mentioned 2 years ago

Our Fans Sent us Their Hottest Takes...Bad Idea

It was mentioned as a book from the Scholastic Book Fair and seemed to be something they enjoyed as kids.

Sunrise, from the Scholastic Book Fair.

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It

Stephen King

Mentioned 2 years ago

Unlawful "Would You Rather?" Questions

The speaker mentioned the book "It" by Stephen King, suggesting it was a good example of a story with a "being of death" character, but did not elaborate further.

And then if you made the duck crazy then that would make that would make duck hunting of very very they'd be like on a war.

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Guardians Of Ga'hoole Series Books 1 - 5 Collection Set by Kathryn Lasky (The Capture, The Journey, The Rescue, The Siege & The Shattering) cover

Guardians Of Ga'hoole Series Books 1 - 5 Collection Set by Kathryn Lasky (The Capture, The Journey, The Rescue, The Siege & The Shattering)

Kathryn Lasky

Mentioned 2 years ago

We Ranked The World's Favorite Animals

The Guardians of G'huul was mentioned as part of a young adult novel series where animals like owls are given wars, which was popular in late elementary school. The series was so popular that it got its own movie.

I read a couple of books called The Guardians of G'huul. You ever read The Guardians of G'huul, Tucker Schlatt?

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Aldous Huxley

Brave New World

The book was invoked by several hosts to illustrate the idea of a mechanized, dystopian society and the pitfalls of instant gratification, such as when a speaker likened Alabama's ranking to the novel's 'machine' and when others compared a cat's behavior to its themes. Schlatt, Shlatt, and Charlie each used the title as a cultural reference rather than a recommendation, conveying a neutral, illustrative tone.

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Episode: We Ranked Every State in the USA... Bad Idea.

It was mentioned in the context of the Alabama state ranking, where a speaker compared the concept of 'the machine' with the dystopian society described in the novel.

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What are we going to, what are we going to take some Soma and scream orgy, porgy and fuck each other next?

Episode: Jaiden Animations

It was mentioned in relation to the concept of instant gratification and how Jaiden's cat prioritizes immediate rewards over long-term well-being, referencing the book's themes of societal control and happiness.

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It's like the Brave New World book by Eldus Huxley. You know that book, right?

Episode: Jaiden Animations

It was mentioned in the context of instant gratification and the cat's behavior with the automatic feeder, comparing it to the themes within the book.

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It's like the...Like how about by 2040? It's like the fish or the train the fish. Exactly. So the cat now sacrifices long term happiness.

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S. E. Hinton

The Outsiders

In one episode, the hosts referenced the title as a staple required reading for many California high school students and noted its well‑known movie adaptation. In another episode, a guest mentioned having read it as part of his school curriculum, though no further analysis was offered. The discussion was brief and neutral, simply acknowledging the book’s presence in education.

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Episode: AustinShow was Scammed in Amsterdam

It was mentioned as a book that was required reading for many students in California, as well as the movie adaptation that was discussed.

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You mean the book that was adapted to a movie.

Well, yeah, but the movie.

Sure, yes, the book that everyone had a bunch of people in California had to read in high school.

I had to read that shit too.

Episode: ConnorEatsPants

Connor mentioned reading The Outsiders as part of his school curriculum, but the details surrounding the book itself weren't discussed beyond that.

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I read The Outsiders. I read The Outsiders to pony boy. So did shei. She read The Outsiders too.

Episode: The Pokimane Episode

They said they had read the book but could not recall much of its content.

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You read that book? The Outsiders? Of course. Do I remember much of it? No. You know, we didn't really get through that point. Like, I really don't remember much of my childhood.

The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man: A Novel (Ruddy McCann) Cover

W. Bruce Cameron

The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man

A Novel (Ruddy McCann)

The hosts brought up the title as a story that had been turned into a film, describing a dystopian future where expensive artificial organs are repossessed if borrowers default on their loans. Both William Osman and Schlatt explained the premise without offering strong endorsement, treating it as an interesting speculative concept.

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Episode: William Osman & Chuckle Week Begins

It was discussed as a book that became a movie, focusing on a future where artificial organs are expensive and repossessed when loans aren't paid.

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A book I read but actually became a movie I think called Repo Man

It's basically a story about a world in which and it seemed pretty realistic in my mind where you get to a certain point where you can create artificial lungs, heart, kidneys, stuff like that, but I mean these things are like $150,000 so people have to take out loans and if you can't keep up on your loans then they need to be repossessed so that would happen.

Episode: Ted Became Even More Dangerous

It was mentioned as a movie and a book, set in a world where a company sells artificial organs and repossesses them if payments are missed.

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Have you ever guys read the book or seen the movie Repo Men?

no Repo men is this world in which there's a company that has created artificial lungs and I think you can kind of tell where this is going they're really expensive and if you can't pay for the lungs or the liver or the heart artificial heart they will come and they will repossess their property from you because imagine this you're buying a heart or you need a replacement heart and they offer it and it's like $150,000

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Hardcover Boxed Set (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) Cover

Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Hardcover Boxed Set (Percy Jackson & the Olympians)

In one episode, Connor expressed his fondness for the series and excitement about its upcoming TV adaptation, while in another episode Ted recalled learning a physics fact about water impact from the title. The podcast highlighted both personal enjoyment and an unexpected educational takeaway, presenting the book in a positive light.

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Episode: ConnorEatsPants

Connor expressed fondness for the Percy Jackson series, and it is noteworthy that they are being adapted into a TV series.

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And then I loved uh, yeah those change the fucking industry. Yeah, I like Percy Jackson books a lot Jackson the olympia, I love this they're finally making like a series on that

Episode: Michael Reeves' Unethical Video Ideas

It was mentioned that the author learned about surface tension from this book series, specifically about water being as hard as concrete when falling from a great height.

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The first time I ever learned that water would be as hard as concrete when you fall from a certain distance is because of the book series Percy Jackson and the Olympians?

Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1-16 Books Boxed Set, Complete Collection Series, Paperback Edition(1-16) Cover

Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1-16 Books Boxed Set, Complete Collection Series, Paperback Edition(1-16)

In two episodes, the hosts noted that Jaiden's early stick‑figure drawings resembled the illustration style of the popular series, mentioning the similarity as a point of reference. Both Shlatt and Charlie pointed out the visual likeness, noting that Jaiden's style predated the books. The discussion was brief and focused solely on the artistic comparison.

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Episode: Jaiden Animations

Jaiden's early stick-figure drawings were compared to the art style of the popular book series, which was noted as a stylistic similarity.

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Oh, like Diary of a Wimpy Kid style.

Episode: Jaiden Animations

Jaiden's drawing style was compared to the style of the illustrations in the book.

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Oh, like Diary of a Wimpy Kid style. But this was before Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master's Guide (Core Rulebook, D&D Roleplaying Game) Cover

Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master's Guide (Core Rulebook, D&D Roleplaying Game)

The book was brought up as the primary reference for the D&D special, with the hosts pulling questions directly from its sections on elemental and material planes. They also used it for an open‑book test during the session. The discussion was purely functional, highlighting its role as a rule source rather than offering a recommendation.

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Episode: The Chuckle Dungeon (D&D Special)

The Dungeon Master's Guide is mentioned as the source of information for the game. Charlie asks the players what the answer is to a question from the book, and then references specific sections of the book, like 'The Elemental Planes', 'The Material Planes', and 'Founds of Creation'.

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You got a book. Dungeon Master's Guide?

Number 5B, what's the answer?

What's the answer? What's the answer? Tell me now.

What a sense it disappears mysteriously. Her young students must take her place.

The elemental planes.

The material planes.

See if fire cinder wastes.

Founds of creation.

How many of these places have you exposed yourself at?

Into that is a sacrifice to the multiple gods.

Episode: The Chuckle Dungeon (D&D Special)

The Dungeon Master's Guide was used during the Dungeons & Dragons session and was referenced as an "open book test".

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You giving me a book? You got a book. Dungeon Master's Guide? Open book. Open book test. Open book?

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George Orwell

1984

Schlatt mentioned the book '1984' while discussing how the Texas toll website displayed a combined bill for thousands of vehicles, ultimately leading to an incorrect charge.

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1984 basically what happened is my car do you think aliens have a visual meter my car was on the leasing company's TX tag account so basically when I go on and type in my little licen...

— Episode: Schlatt's $10,000 fine from Texas

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Episode: Schlatt's $10,000 fine from Texas

Schlatt mentioned the book '1984' while discussing how the Texas toll website displayed a combined bill for thousands of vehicles, ultimately leading to an incorrect charge.

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1984 basically what happened is my car do you think aliens have a visual meter my car was on the leasing company's TX tag account so basically when I go on and type in my little license plate it shows me the combined bill of like thousands of cars thousands and thousands of cars every single fucking car they lease out it shows you the total of all of them on the highway system and she's like yeah we get calls all the time of people who are like why do I owe $10,000 in tolls to the state of Texas I only owe 20 bucks

A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays Cover

Stephen Hawking

A Brief History of Time

And Other Essays

The speaker had two copies of the book but thought it was a gift for a child as it was on the topic of history.

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Funny story. My dad got me two of these books for Christmas. I open them up. My my nine year old sister sitting across from me. I was like, are these for her or something?

— Episode: Answering Our Fans Deepest Conspiracies

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Episode: Answering Our Fans Deepest Conspiracies

The speaker had two copies of the book but thought it was a gift for a child as it was on the topic of history.

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Funny story. My dad got me two of these books for Christmas. I open them up. My my nine year old sister sitting across from me. I was like, are these for her or something?

I think these are for like kids who don't know about history. And you knew who it was. Well, no, it wasn't about Helen Keller. This was this year. You got you these this year?

It was it was two books. One of them was Stephen Hawking and the other one. I can't remember the other one, but I was like, OK, and I can read and I know who these people are.

Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation): An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive Cover

Laura Hillenbrand

Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation)

An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive

It was a good book. It was about the guys that were in the B-bomb B-something bombers and they got lost at sea for 47 days.

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It was a good book. I think we read it in school, Tucker, didn't we?

— Episode: Preparing For Our Retirement

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Episode: Preparing For Our Retirement

It was a good book. It was about the guys that were in the B-bomb B-something bombers and they got lost at sea for 47 days.

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It was a good book. I think we read it in school, Tucker, didn't we?

No.

And how did I read that? When did I read that? I read it on vacation with my family in high school. It was so good.

I never even watched the movie because I was like the movie. There's no way it holds a candle to this.

I watched the movie recently and I was like, how do I know all the things that have happened here? And I think it's pretty good. I think it's pretty good. The things that happened are pretty good.

The Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ (An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon) Cover

Jun Joseph Smith

The Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ (An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon)

The musical "The Book of Mormon" was mentioned, and it was described as being very accurate in its portrayal of Mormon beliefs, similar to how South Park satirized Scientology.

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How have you ever seen the musical The Book of Mormon?

— Episode: Schlatt Meets his Childhood Hero ft. Mr....

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Episode: Schlatt Meets his Childhood Hero ft. Mr. Sark

The musical "The Book of Mormon" was mentioned, and it was described as being very accurate in its portrayal of Mormon beliefs, similar to how South Park satirized Scientology.

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How have you ever seen the musical The Book of Mormon?

It's they they have all their research done just like this just like the site I the South Park Scientologist shit right.

Oh that scene in South Park where they did that whole like explanation of what.

Yeah they.

You know what he's talking about right now?

South Park like ran an episode thing where they were talking about Scientology and it was basically this entire rundown of the lore of Scientology because it was kind of kept under wraps for a while of like what Scientologists actually even fucking believed in.

And then it got leaked somehow I guess and honestly I think that South Park running this episode was the first time that like it was kind of publicly on a larger scale made aware of what they actually.

Large scale.

Yeah.

And it would be like this whole story and then there was like this caption like right below and very bold lettering and was like this is what Scientologists actually believe.

And it was just this insanity about like fucking alien ghosts like being trapped inside a volcano and then the ghosts like escaped and then they're in the bodies of like humans now on Earth.

They did a Mormon episode too.

I don't know if you've seen that.

Dum dum dum dum dum.

I think some of the viewers will definitely have seen it.

I think I have.

I've seen a lot of episodes of South Park.

They deep dive into the lore though and then they just absolutely fucking skewer it.

And Book of Mormons you know kind of the same thing.

Yeah.

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Stephen King

It

A Novel

The speaker mentioned the book "It" by Stephen King, suggesting it was a good example of a story with a "being of death" character, but did not elaborate further.

"

And then if you made the duck crazy then that would make that would make duck hunting of very very they'd be like on a war.

— Episode: Unlawful "Would You Rather?" Questions

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Episode: Unlawful "Would You Rather?" Questions

The speaker mentioned the book "It" by Stephen King, suggesting it was a good example of a story with a "being of death" character, but did not elaborate further.

"

And then if you made the duck crazy then that would make that would make duck hunting of very very they'd be like on a war.

Yeah, you're right.

Yeah, be like It's the one to your country.

Be like we got to get these fucking ducks out of here man.

Die With Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life Cover

Bill Perkins

Die With Zero

Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life

Schlatt recalled that he had been suggested the book Die With Zero, read it, and then considered the idea of dying with zero.

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You suggested to me a book called Die With Zero about how you should Die With Zero.

— Episode: The Chuckle Sandwich Holiday Special (20...

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Episode: The Chuckle Sandwich Holiday Special (2024)

Schlatt recalled that he had been suggested the book Die With Zero, read it, and then considered the idea of dying with zero.

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You suggested to me a book called Die With Zero about how you should Die With Zero.

And I read it.

And now I'm like, maybe I should Die With Zero.

The Road Cover

Cormac McCarthy

The Road

Connor disclosed that he read The Road independently and expressed a dislike for it, finding the post-apocalyptic narrative to be underwhelming.

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I read The Road. I actually read The Road on my own and I didn't like it I don't like The Road. There's better apocalypse stories.

— Episode: ConnorEatsPants

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Episode: ConnorEatsPants

Connor disclosed that he read The Road independently and expressed a dislike for it, finding the post-apocalyptic narrative to be underwhelming.

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I read The Road. I actually read The Road on my own and I didn't like it I don't like The Road. There's better apocalypse stories.

Hunger Games 4-Book Hardcover Box Set (The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) Cover

Suzanne Collins

Hunger Games 4-Book Hardcover Box Set (The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes)

Connor mentioned enjoying the Hunger Games books when he was younger, suggesting they were a favorite read during that period.

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I've been starting to like read again. I think it like helps my head a little bit, but uh when I was younger. I love the hunger games books

— Episode: ConnorEatsPants

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Episode: ConnorEatsPants

Connor mentioned enjoying the Hunger Games books when he was younger, suggesting they were a favorite read during that period.

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I've been starting to like read again. I think it like helps my head a little bit, but uh when I was younger. I love the hunger games books

Shōgun: The Complete Novel Cover

James Clavell

Shōgun

The Complete Novel

The speaker mentioned watching the show Shogun, but didn't say anything specific about the book it is based on.

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I've been watching Shogun.

— Episode: Huge Dairy Queen Drama

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Episode: Huge Dairy Queen Drama

The speaker mentioned watching the show Shogun, but didn't say anything specific about the book it is based on.

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I've been watching Shogun.

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Brian Cox

Black Holes

The Key to Understanding the Universe

The podcasters reminisced about the book, specifically about the main character, the setting, and the yellow spotted lizards (which were actually bearded dragons).

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Oh! Oh, I see. And that holes was good. Dude.

— Episode: Our New Member

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Episode: Our New Member

The podcasters reminisced about the book, specifically about the main character, the setting, and the yellow spotted lizards (which were actually bearded dragons).

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Oh! Oh, I see. And that holes was good. Dude.

Yeah, don't you remember Shia LaBeouf?

He was my character. He was the main character.

Can you imagine being under a, under a car and, and, and eating like peaches out of a can in the desert?

I legitimately thought like, oh, that's an ice cream sundae? Like that's really weird. They were talking about the onions?

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir Cover

Matthew Perry

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

A Memoir

The book of Matthew in the Bible was mentioned in the context of a humorous interpretation of the cause of the Texas snow.

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It's like that Bible verse, Matthew chapter 18, verse six.

— Episode: Schlatt's Texas Nightmare II

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Episode: Schlatt's Texas Nightmare II

The book of Matthew in the Bible was mentioned in the context of a humorous interpretation of the cause of the Texas snow.

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It's like that Bible verse, Matthew chapter 18, verse six.

The Shining Cover

Stephen King

The Shining

It was mentioned while Danny Gonzalez was explaining how Stephen King was inspired to write the book, which was accompanied by a 3D animation in his video.

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And there was like there was one part in particular that probably didn't even stand out to most people. It was like there was a part where I'm explaining how Stephen King got the inspiration for

— Episode: The Danny Gonzalez Exclusive

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Episode: The Danny Gonzalez Exclusive

It was mentioned while Danny Gonzalez was explaining how Stephen King was inspired to write the book, which was accompanied by a 3D animation in his video.

"

And there was like there was one part in particular that probably didn't even stand out to most people. It was like there was a part where I'm explaining how Stephen King got the inspiration for The Shining.

To Kill a Mockingbird Cover

Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

The podcast hosts discussed this 1960 novel, focusing on its themes of social and racial inequality. One host admitted they did not know the author and struggled to recall the details.

"

To Kill a Mockingbird.

— Episode: Are We Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

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Episode: Are We Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

The podcast hosts discussed this 1960 novel, focusing on its themes of social and racial inequality. One host admitted they did not know the author and struggled to recall the details.

"

To Kill a Mockingbird.

I don't know this answer Ted.

It's been a while since I read that one.

Who is it?

It's Harper Lee.

Guinness World Records 2024 Cover

Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records 2024

It was mentioned as a specific book that was from 2006.

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Reading that 2006, they were a year ahead, the Guinness Book of World Records for 2006.

— Episode: Our Fans Sent us Their Hottest Takes...B...

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Episode: Our Fans Sent us Their Hottest Takes...Bad Idea

It was mentioned as a specific book that was from 2006.

"

Reading that 2006, they were a year ahead, the Guinness Book of World Records for 2006.

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